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Kursk (2018)

Together till the end.

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Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew members on board. While the few sailors who are still alive barely manage to survive, their families push for accurate information and a British officer struggles to obtain from the Russian government a permit to attempt a rescue before it is late. But general incompetence are against all their efforts.

Release Date
November 7, 2018
Runtime
1h 58m
Rating
6.6/10 (699 votes)

Director: Thomas Vinterberg

Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, Max von Sydow, August Diehl, Colin Firth, Bjarne Henriksen, Magnus Millang

Production: Belga Productions, VIA EST, EuropaCorp
submarinebased on true storystruggle for survivalrussian politicsrussian historysunken submarinenaval disasterunderwater rescue
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Budget
$20M
Full Cast (42 people)

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SWITCH. - 6/10

Presumably, lessons were learned in the aftermath of this disaster. But the fact that the filming of ‘Kursk’ was delayed after the Russian Ministry of Defence failed to provide a permit on time, with suggestions that they grew concerned over giving the crew access to classified locations and information, does make you wonder. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.c...

June 11, 2019

CinemaSerf - 7/10

As with many a tale like this - we will probably never know the whole story of how the Russian submarine "Kursk" came to sink and of the desperate attempts to rescue the stranded sailors. What Thomas Vinterberg does here, though, is direct a film with a plausible, quite compelling, narrative that elicits good, solid, performances from Matthias Schoenaerts and August Diehl who manage to convey the ...

May 23, 2024

Kursk

Kursk

Together till the end.

Together till the end.

6.6
118 min

Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew members on board. While the few sailors who are still alive barely manage to survive, their families push for accurate information and a British officer struggles to obtain from the Russian government a permit to attempt a rescue before it is late. But general incompetence are against all their efforts.

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StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Release Date11/7/2018
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Cast

Matthias Schoenaerts

as Mikhail Averin

Léa Seydoux

as Tanya Averina

Peter Simonischek

as Admiral Vyacheslav Grudzinsky

Max von Sydow

as Admiral Vladimir Petrenko

August Diehl

as Anton Markov

Colin Firth

as Commodore David Russell

Bjarne Henriksen

as Russian Rescue Ship Captain

Magnus Millang

as Oleg Lebedev

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kursk about?

Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew members on board. While the few sailors who are s…

How long is Kursk?

1h 58m

When was Kursk released?

November 7, 2018

Who directed Kursk?

Thomas Vinterberg

Who stars in Kursk?

Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek

What genre is Kursk?

Drama, History, Thriller, Action

What is Kursk rated?

PG-13

Is Kursk available to stream?

Yes, on Amazon Prime Video and History Vault